Candacaritracaupai, Candacaritra-caupai, Candacaritracaupaī: 1 definition
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Candacaritracaupai means something in Jainism, Prakrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection ICandacaritracaupaī (चन्दचरित्रचौपई) is the name of a work by Vidyāruci dealing with the lives of Jain teachers.—The Candacaritracaupaī (in Gujarati) is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—This manuscript [of the Candacaritracaupaī] is much older than those mentioned in Jain gurjar Kavio. it was written only 55 years after the completion of the work. The composition was started in V. S. 1711 (1654 CE) in Bhinmāl (see end of chap. 1 and 2, here 13v1 and 34v11) and completed six years later, in VS 1717 (1660 CE) in Sirohī (see above). The whole work is made of six chapters
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
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Partial matches: Caupai, Candacaritra.
Full-text: Candacaritra, Vidyaruci.
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